The professor.
Posted on 05/06/2026 5:18:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
"Any woman born in the samurai status group was a 'female samurai' even if she never picked up a weapon, just as any man born into that status group was a samurai, no matter how wimpy/untrained/etc. he may have been," Sean O'Reilly, a professor of Japan studies at Akita International University, told Live Science in an email.
It's unclear how often female samurai fought in battle, however. Women who fought in battle are sometimes called "onna-musha," which translates to "women warriors."
"I must say, as an historian, that onnamusha -- female warriors -- were probably not as frequent or as militarily significant as most people today believe," O'Reilly said.
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| Who was the most famous female samurai warrior of Japan? Played (in the 2013 50-episode NHK drama broadcast by Japan's leading actress, Haruka Ayase. |
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Just watch Netflix. The Samurai were 80lb black LGBTQWTFAI trannies who could beat up entire divisions of well trained and armed white males.
Kill Bill proves there are females.
They know Bushido.
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The professor.
I have agonized over this hugely important question for the past 20 years. Thank goodness, we finally have an answer. I can rest.
There were not many. Many more exist in anime and mangas.
I read these back in the 80s, and still have them so yes I believe
The Tomoe Gozen Trilogy
Author: Jessica Amanda Salmonson
Published: 1981–1984
Loosely based on the real 12th-century warrior woman of the same name, this trilogy features a fierce, highly skilled bushi (female warrior) navigating an alternate universe resembling feudal Japan.
It’s packed with Japanese mythology, demons, and rich, action-packed adventures.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomoe_Gozen
Someone had to make the gyoza.
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